About Kara
Kara Goralski is a licensed clinician practicing in Maryland with 12 years of experience. She focuses on clear, practical help for people feeling stuck by anger, low self-esteem, or ADHD-related challenges. Her work centers on improving how people communicate.
She helps clients learn straightforward skills to express needs, set boundaries, and repair conflict. Sessions include coaching on everyday interactions as well as problem-solving around recurring arguments. When anger is a concern, she guides people through ways to notice triggers and choose different responses.
How Kara works
The emphasis is on small, repeatable steps that reduce heated moments and repair relationships when things go wrong. For people dealing with attention and organization difficulties, she offers practical strategies. These include building routines, breaking tasks into manageable steps, and finding methods that fit the person’s life rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Kara describes her style as collaborative and compassionate. She works with each person to map goals, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what actually helps. The aim is clearer communication, steadier mood control, and improved self-confidence.
Sessions are offered in English and can include a mix of conversation, skill practice, and short homework tasks to try between meetings. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work while keeping it grounded and useful.
What Kara works with
The areas below are the ones Kara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- ADHD
Also listed
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCSW-C |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
Evidence-based techniques and online care
Kara uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills people can use right away. One common approach she uses teaches practical communication skills - learning how to state needs, listen differently, and manage difficult conversations to reduce conflict. This helps with repeated arguments and everyday misunderstandings.She also works with strategies geared toward attention and organization difficulties, breaking tasks into smaller steps and building routines that fit each person’s life. These techniques aim to make day-to-day demands easier to manage and reduce the frustration that can come with ADHD-related challenges.
Finding the right combination of approaches is a shared process. The therapist will review goals and preferences with the client, try techniques in session, and adjust the plan together based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues for practice, phone can be a shorter check-in with less bandwidth, and chat or messaging supports quick reflections or between-session questions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue progress even when life is hectic.
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